Neil Desai died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep on the 5th September 2008 – his 22nd birthday – while on holiday in Spain with his girlfriend.

His death caused immense shock and sadness for his family and friends. Neil died of an unidentified cardiac condition, which was eventually classified as Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (“SADS”).

Neil was an incredibly talented individual; not only was he a first class student of Law at Nottingham University, he was a world-ranked squash player and an outstanding cricketer.

To honour all that Neil achieved in his short life, his family and friends set up the Neil Desai Foundation to support the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – a charity that raises awareness of SADS – along with other causes dear to Neil.

And, because Neil played such an active part in Surrey Squash – representing the county at both junior to senior levels – with the help from his family, Surrey Squash set up the Neil Desai Series.

The Series comprises junior starter tournaments for squash beginners all the way from under8 years old through to under-16s.

Since its inception, almost 100 Neil Desai junior tournaments have taken place, with many players who started their squash journeys through these tournaments, going on to represent the county and, even, England.

Neil Desai Series in its twelfth year and still going strong!

An 11th series of U8, U10, U12, U14 & some U16 full squash ‘fun’ tournaments….

The Neil Desai Foundation has teamed up with Surrey Squash to fund a series of ‘fun’ U10 & U12, U14 and some U16 full squash and U8 mini squash tournaments in the County. The idea is to introduce younger children to competitive squash and tournaments, without the added pressure of the results and ranking points! The participation and enjoyment is what it is all about!

The dates and venues are shown below. Entry forms for each event will be available to download from below. There will be a prize for the junior who enters the most events in the series and there are 11 venues to choose from across Surrey!

PHOTOGRAPHS of each event are generally share on the Surrey Squash website and social media sites. If you do not wish photos of your son/daughter to be shared on either the website or social media please let the tournament organiser know before the event. Thank you.

Please note that this series is for beginners and improving squash players and if you are copper/county level you’re too good to take part!